Heat transfer device, turbomachine casing and related storage medium

ABSTRACT

Various embodiments include a heat transfer device, a turbomachine casing and a related storage medium. In some cases, the device includes: a body having an outer surface and an inner cavity within the outer surface; at least one aperture extending through the body, the at least one aperture positioned to direct fluid from the inner cavity through the body to the outer surface; a first lip proximate a first end of the body, and a second lip proximate a second end of the body, the first lip and the second lip each extending radially outward from the outer surface relative to a direction of flow of the fluid through the inner cavity; and a plug coupled with the body, the plug for obstructing an end of the inner cavity, the plug positioned to redirect flow of the fluid from a first direction to a second, distinct direction.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present subject matter is related to turbomachines. Moreparticularly, the present subject matter is directed to heat transfer inturbomachines.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Turbomachine systems are continuously being modified to increaseefficiency and decrease cost. One method for increasing the efficiencyof a turbomachine system includes increasing the operating temperatureof the turbomachine system. To increase the temperature, theturbomachine system is constructed of materials which can withstand suchtemperatures during use.

Within turbomachine systems, a casing component (casing) generallyhouses a nozzle/vane component (nozzle section). A working fluid ischanneled through the turbomachine system, via the nozzle section,toward a set of buckets/blades, which rotate to drive one or moreoutputs e.g., a dynamoelectric machine. Because the working fluiddirectly contacts the nozzle section, the heat from that working fluidoften increases the temperature of the components in that nozzlesection, causing them to expand. If the casing and the nozzle sectionare not sufficiently separated from one another, expansion of the nozzlesection due to heating can cause rubbing with the casing, decreasing theturbomachine efficiency as well as reducing the lifespan of componentsin the turbomachine system.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Various embodiments include a heat transfer device, a turbomachinecasing, and a related storage medium. In some cases, the deviceincludes: a body having an outer surface and an inner cavity within theouter surface; at least one aperture extending through the body, the atleast one aperture positioned to direct fluid from the inner cavitythrough the body to the outer surface; a first lip proximate a first endof the body, and a second lip proximate a second end of the body, thefirst lip and the second lip each extending radially outward from theouter surface relative to a direction of flow of the fluid through theinner cavity; and a plug coupled with the body, the plug for obstructingan end of the inner cavity, the plug positioned to redirect flow of thefluid from a first direction to a second, distinct direction.

A first aspect of the disclosure includes a device having: a body havingan outer surface and an inner cavity within the outer surface; at leastone aperture extending through the body, the at least one aperturepositioned to direct fluid from the inner cavity through the body to theouter surface; a first lip proximate a first end of the body, and asecond lip proximate a second end of the body, the first lip and thesecond lip each extending radially outward from the outer surfacerelative to a direction of flow of the fluid through the inner cavity;and a plug coupled with the body, the plug for obstructing an end of theinner cavity, the plug positioned to redirect flow of the fluid from afirst direction to a second, distinct direction.

A second aspect of the disclosure includes a turbomachine casingincluding: an axial flow path, the axial flow path including a firstportion and a second portion axially downstream of the first portion; anozzle cavity fluidly coupled with the axial flow path; a passagewayfluidly connecting the axial flow path and the nozzle cavity; and animpingement sleeve within the second portion of the axial flow path, theimpingement sleeve including: a body having an outer surface and aninner cavity within the outer surface, wherein the inner cavity isfluidly coupled with the first portion of the axial flow path; at leastone aperture extending through the body, the at least one aperturepositioned to direct fluid from the inner cavity through the body to theouter surface; and a first lip proximate a first end of the body, thefirst lip extending radially outward from the outer surface and sealingthe first portion of the axial flow path from the second portion of theaxial flow path.

A third aspect of the disclosure includes a non-transitory computerreadable storage medium storing code representative of an device, thedevice physically generated upon execution of the code by a computerizedadditive manufacturing system, the code including: code representing thedevice, the device including: a body having an outer surface and aninner cavity within the outer surface; at least one aperture extendingthrough the body, the at least one aperture positioned to direct fluidfrom the inner cavity through the body to the outer surface; a first lipproximate a first end of the body, and a second lip proximate a secondend of the body, the first lip and the second lip each extendingradially outward from the outer surface relative to a direction of flowof the fluid through the inner cavity; and a plug coupled with the body,the plug for obstructing an end of the inner cavity, the plug positionedto redirect flow of the fluid from a first direction to a second,distinct direction.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a device within an article,according to various embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the device of FIG. 1 , according toembodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a portion of a turbomachineincluding a device illustrating fluid flow according to variousembodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a device within a turbomachineaccording to various embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a close-up depiction of a portion of the device of FIG. 4 ,according to various embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of an additive manufacturing processincluding a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing coderepresentative of a template according to embodiments of the disclosure.

Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughoutthe drawings to represent the same parts.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Provided are a device (e.g., impingement sleeve) and casing (e.g.,turbomachine casing) including such a device, for transferring heatwithin the casing. Embodiments of the present disclosure, for example,in comparison to concepts failing to include one or more of the featuresdisclosed herein, may improve operation in a turbomachine (e.g., gasturbine or steam turbine), e.g., by increasing cooling efficiency,reducing cross flow, reducing cross flow degradation, reducing pressureloss, increasing backflow margins, providing increased heat transferwith reduced pressure drop, facilitating reuse of heat transfer fluid,facilitating series impingement cooling, increasing article life,facilitating use of increased system temperatures, increasing systemefficiency, or a combination thereof.

As used herein, the terms “axial” and/or “axially” refer to the relativeposition/direction of objects along axis A, which is substantiallyparallel with the axis of rotation of the turbomachine (in particular,the rotor section). As further used herein, the terms “radial” and/or“radially” refer to the relative position/direction of objects alongaxis (r), which is substantially perpendicular with axis A andintersects axis A at only one location. Additionally, the terms“circumferential” and/or “circumferentially” refer to the relativeposition/direction of objects along a circumference which surrounds axisA but does not intersect the axis A at any location.

FIGS. 1-2 illustrate one embodiment of an article 100 (FIG. 1 ) and adevice 200 (FIG. 2 ) positioned within article 100. Article 100 and/ordevice 200 are formed according to any suitable manufacturing method.Suitable manufacturing methods include, but are not limited to, casting,machining, additive manufacturing, or a combination thereof. Forexample, as described herein, additive manufacturing of device 200 mayinclude direct metal laser melting (DMLM), direct metal laser sintering(DMLS), selective laser melting (SLM), selective laser sintering (SLS),fused deposition modeling (FDM), three-dimensional (3D) printing, anyother additive manufacturing technique, or a combination thereof.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in one embodiment, article 100 includes, but isnot limited to, a turbomachine casing (shell) 101 or component thereof.For example, in one embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 ,article 100 includes a turbomachine casing 101 and the device 200includes a curved and/or cylindrical impingement sleeve (impingementsleeve) 203.

Impingement sleeve 203 can include an elongated tube-shaped body 204(FIG. 2 ), and have a plurality of the apertures 207 formed therein,where apertures 207 are configured to direct a heat transfer fluid(e.g., a gas or liquid) towards turbomachine casing 101 surrounding(cylindrical) impingement sleeve 203. In various embodiments, apertures207 are disposed circumferentially about body 204, and include apertures207 which are axially adjacent one another (i.e., adjacent apertures 207are disposed along the axis of fluid flow entering impingement sleeve203). In various embodiments, apertures 207 can include substantiallycircular openings in body 204, however, in other embodiments, apertures207 can include oblong, rectangular, polygonal, or other-shaped openingsin body 204. In various embodiments, apertures 207 are approximately0.05 inches (˜0.125 centimeters (cm)) to approximately 0.1 inches (˜0.25cm) wide, and in some particular cases between approximately 0.065inches (0.16 cm) and 0.075 inches (0.2 cm) wide, which can be measuredat the widest opening in apertures 207. In some cases, the size, shapeand arrangement of apertures 207 may vary across body 204.

Additionally, in some embodiments, impingement sleeve 203 can includeone or more fluid receiving features 209 formed in the outer surface 205thereof. Fluid receiving features 209 can include, e.g., one or moreslots, holes, troughs or passageways allowing for movement of fluidtherethrough. In some cases, fluid receiving features 209 include afluid directing feature, which directs flow of fluid (e.g., heattransfer fluid) away from apertures 207. Apertures 207 are configured todirect the heat transfer fluid from an inner cavity 211 withincylindrical impingement sleeve 203, to curved outer surface 205 ofimpingement sleeve 203, and subsequently, to the curved surface ofturbomachine casing 101 to form fountain regions (which may, in somecases, be directed back into the fluid receiving features 209 in thecylindrical impingement sleeve 203). Inner cavity 211 can extendsubstantially entirely through the body of impingement sleeve 203 (alongaxial direction A, coinciding with the primary axis of the turbomachinein which casing 101 belongs, and primary axis of flow into the inlet 208of inner cavity 211), and may terminate (dead-end) at a junction of theimpingement sleeve 203 and adjacent plug 213.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic perspective view of turbomachine casing 101 andimpingement sleeve 203, further illustrating fluid flow within casing101 relative to impingement sleeve 203. As shown, turbomachine casing101 can include an axial flow path 103, located radially outboard of(radially farther from central axis of turbomachine) a nozzle cavity105. Nozzle cavity 105, as is known in the art, can include a spaceproximate the turbomachine nozzles where heat transfer fluid is divertedto reduce a temperature difference between the inner nozzle section 107of the turbomachine and the turbomachine casing 101. In variousembodiments, axial flow path 103 include two portions: a first portion103A and a second portion 103B axially downstream (farther from fluidinlet) of first portion and fluidly connected with first portion 103A.Second portion 103B is shown partially filled in this depiction withimpingement sleeve 203. Second portion 103B can have a larger innerdiameter than first portion 103A, which may accommodate impingementsleeve 203. As shown in FIGS. 1-3 , impingement sleeve 203 can include afirst lip 215 proximate a first end 217 and a second lip 219 proximate asecond end 221 (opposite first end 217). In some cases, as shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 , second lip 219 is coupled with plug 213 (e.g., withinaxial flow path 103), e.g., via force-fit, adhesive, coupling mechanismsuch as a screw, bolt, clamp, etc., welded and/or brazed connection,etc.

In various embodiments, first lip 215 and second lip 219 includeprotrusions extending radially outward (relative to primary axis offluid flow through inner cavity) from outer surface 205 of impingementsleeve 203. Within turbomachine casing 101, first lip 215 and second lip219 can define a circumferential space 115 between outer surface 205 ofimpingement sleeve 203 and an inner surface 117 of second portion 103Bof cavity 103 (FIG. 4 ), such that the portions of impingement sleeve203 extending between first lip 215 and second lip 219 do not contactthe inner surface of second portion of 103B of cavity 203. In variousembodiments, first lip 215 includes a circumferentially extending slot223 which is sized to receive a seal (e.g., a seal ring) 225. First lip215, including seal ring 225, can fluidly seal second portion 103B ofaxial cavity 103 from first portion 103A of axial cavity 103, such thatthe flow of heat transfer fluid 120 (e.g., gas such as air, or coolingliquid such as water) through first portion 103A is forced to flowaxially into inner cavity of impingement sleeve 203. As shown, heattransfer fluid 120 can flow through first portion 103A of cavity 103,into impingement sleeve 203 (via internal cavity 211, FIG. 2 ), exitimpingement sleeve 203 via on or more apertures 207 (where plug 213terminates internal cavity 211, and forces flow to reverse), and flowthrough circumferential space 115 to a passageway (radially extendingpassageway) 230 fluidly coupling second portion 103B of axial cavity 103with nozzle cavity 105. This heat transfer fluid 120 may then be usedfor downstream or upstream operation, including additional heat transferuses and/or integration with a working fluid, e.g., hot gas.

It is understood that various embodiments of impingement sleeve 203 neednot include fluid receiving feature(s) 209 depicted in FIG. 2 , giventhe fluid dynamics illustrated in FIG. 3 . However, some embodiments mayinclude fluid receiving feature(s) 209, which may extend axially withinouter surface 205 and help to guide flow of heat transfer fluid 120 fromapertures 207 toward passageway 230.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic depiction of another embodiment of animpingement sleeve 403, which includes a plug 413 (cross-sectional viewshown) sealing second end 221 of sleeve 403, whereby plug 413 ismatingly coupled with internal cavity 111 at second end 221 (e.g.,portion of plug 413 fits within internal cavity 111). In these cases,plug 413 may include a portion that complements the opening withininternal cavity 111 and matingly fits (e.g., force fit, compression fit,etc.) or couples with impingement sleeve 413. Impingement sleeve 413 maynot include a second lip 219 (FIG. 3 ), and as such, plug 413 maymatingly engage directly with internal cavity 111, as opposed tocontacting or otherwise coupling with second lip 219 (FIG. 3 ). FIG. 5shows a close-up view of plug 413 mated with second end 221. In somecases, plug 413 can include an internal aperture 415, e.g., for removalof plug 413 from impingement sleeve 403, and at least onecircumferential slot 417, e.g., for receiving a seal member such as aseal ring or a retaining ring (e.g., for axially retaining impingementsleeve 403 and/or plug 413).

According to various embodiments, with reference to FIGS. 1-5 , heattransfer fluid 120 (e.g., depicted in FIG. 3 ) includes hot gas fromanother section of a turbomachine or another machine, which is routed toaxial flow path 103 to help reduce the temperature differential betweencasing 101 and nozzle section 107. That is, while components withinnozzle section 107 are subjected to high-temperature working fluid suchas gas or steam, those components can heat up and expand. If thesurrounding casing 101 does not heat as quickly, or to the same degreeas nozzle section 107, one or more components within nozzle section 107can interfere (e.g., rub, contact, etc.) with casing 101 and degradeperformance of the machine.

As shown and described herein, impingement sleeves 103, 403 can beimplemented in casing 101 to enhance heat transfer in the casing 101 anddecrease the differential temperature between casing 101 and nozzlesection. In various embodiments, as illustrated in FIG. 3 , heattransfer fluid 120 enters impingement sleeve 103 (or 403, FIG. 4 ) andflows axially in a first direction (e.g., substantially parallel withaxis A). Due to its fluid velocity and direction, heat transfer fluid120 may flow through impingement sleeve 103 and contact plug 213 (orplug 413, FIG. 3 ) which obstructs internal cavity 211 at its distal end(second end 221 of impingement sleeve 103). Plug 213 (413) may redirect(deflect) flow of heat transfer fluid 120 from the first direction to asecond, distinct direction. In various embodiments, the second, distinctdirection is distinct from the first direction of fluid flow by betweenapproximately ninety degrees and approximately one-hundred-eightydegrees. That is, in some cases, flow of heat transfer fluid 120 issubstantially reversed when contacting plug 213, 413 (e.g., having asubstantially flat contact surface, or a substantially angled, concaveor convex surface), which causes heat transfer fluid 120 to deflect backtoward first end 217 of impingement sleeve 203, and also radiallyoutward toward apertures 207. Heat transfer fluid 120 may further travelthrough apertures 207, around at least a portion of outer surface 205 ofimpingement sleeve 203, and into passageway 230. This at least partialreversal of flow, and subsequent flow through apertures 207 and intopassageway 230, enhances the amount of heat transferred to/from casing101 via heat transfer fluid 120, thereby aiding in reduction ofdifferential thermal effects from nozzle section 107.

Impingement sleeve 203, 403 (FIGS. 1-5 ) including components thereof(e.g., plug 213, 413) may be formed in a number of ways. In oneembodiment, impingement sleeve 203, 403 may be formed by casting,machining, welding, extrusion, etc. In one embodiment, however, additivemanufacturing is particularly suited for manufacturing impingementsleeve 203, 403 (FIGS. 1-6 ). As used herein, additive manufacturing(AM) may include any process of producing an object through thesuccessive layering of material rather than the removal of material,which is the case with conventional processes. Additive manufacturingcan create complex geometries without the use of any sort of tools,molds or fixtures, and with little or no waste material. Instead ofmachining components from solid billets of metal, much of which is cutaway and discarded, the only material used in additive manufacturing iswhat is required to shape the part. Additive manufacturing processes mayinclude but are not limited to: 3D printing, rapid prototyping (RP),direct digital manufacturing (DDM), selective laser melting (SLM) anddirect metal laser melting (DMLM). In the current setting, DMLM has beenfound advantageous.

To illustrate an example of an additive manufacturing process, FIG. 6shows a schematic/block view of an illustrative computerized additivemanufacturing system 900 for generating an object 902. In this example,system 900 is arranged for DMLM. It is understood that the generalteachings of the disclosure are equally applicable to other forms ofadditive manufacturing. Object 902 is illustrated as a double walledturbomachine element; however, it is understood that the additivemanufacturing process can be readily adapted to manufacture impingementsleeve 203, 403 (FIGS. 1-5 ). AM system 900 generally includes acomputerized additive manufacturing (AM) control system 904 and an AMprinter 906. AM system 900, as will be described, executes code 920 thatincludes a set of computer-executable instructions defining impingementsleeve 203, 403 (FIGS. 1-5 ) to physically generate the object using AMprinter 906. Each AM process may use different raw materials in the formof, for example, fine-grain powder, liquid (e.g., liquid metal), sheet,etc., a stock of which may be held in a chamber 910 of AM printer 906.In the instant case, impingement sleeve 203, 403 (FIGS. 1-5 ) may bemade of metal or similar materials. As illustrated, an applicator 912may create a thin layer of raw material 914 spread out as the blankcanvas from which each successive slice of the final object will becreated. In other cases, applicator 912 may directly apply or print thenext layer onto a previous layer as defined by code 920, e.g., where thematerial is a metal. In the example shown, a laser or electron beam 916fuses particles for each slice, as defined by code 920, but this may notbe necessary where a quick setting liquid metal is employed. Variousparts of AM printer 906 may move to accommodate the addition of each newlayer, e.g., a build platform 918 may lower and/or chamber 910 and/orapplicator 912 may rise after each layer.

AM control system 904 is shown implemented on computer 930 as computerprogram code. To this extent, computer 930 is shown including a memory932, a processor 934, an input/output (I/O) interface 936, and a bus938. Further, computer 930 is shown in communication with an externalI/O device/resource 940 and a storage system 942. In general, processor934 executes computer program code, such as AM control system 904, thatis stored in memory 932 and/or storage system 942 under instructionsfrom code 920 representative of impingement sleeve 203, 403 (FIGS. 1-5), described herein. While executing computer program code, processor934 can read and/or write data to/from memory 932, storage system 942,I/O device 940 and/or AM printer 906. Bus 938 provides a communicationlink between each of the components in computer 930, and I/O device 940can comprise any device that enables a user to interact with computer940 (e.g., keyboard, pointing device, display, etc.). Computer 930 isonly representative of various possible combinations of hardware andsoftware. For example, processor 934 may comprise a single processingunit, or be distributed across one or more processing units in one ormore locations, e.g., on a client and server. Similarly, memory 932and/or storage system 942 may reside at one or more physical locations.Memory 932 and/or storage system 942 can comprise any combination ofvarious types of non-transitory computer readable storage mediumincluding magnetic media, optical media, random access memory (RAM),read only memory (ROM), etc. Computer 930 can comprise any type ofcomputing device such as a network server, a desktop computer, a laptop,a handheld device, a mobile phone, a pager, a personal data assistant,etc.

Additive manufacturing processes begin with a non-transitory computerreadable storage medium (e.g., memory 932, storage system 942, etc.)storing code 920 representative of impingement sleeve 203, 403 (FIGS.1-5 ). As noted, code 920 includes a set of computer-executableinstructions defining outer electrode that can be used to physicallygenerate the tip, upon execution of the code by system 900. For example,code 920 may include a precisely defined 3D model of outer electrode andcan be generated from any of a large variety of well-known computeraided design (CAD) software systems such as AutoCAD®, TurboCAD®,DesignCAD 3D Max, etc. In this regard, code 920 can take any now knownor later developed file format. For example, code 920 may be in theStandard Tessellation Language (STL) which was created forstereolithography CAD programs of 3D Systems, or an additivemanufacturing file (AMF), which is an American Society of MechanicalEngineers (ASME) standard that is an extensible markup-language (XML)based format designed to allow any CAD software to describe the shapeand composition of any three-dimensional object to be fabricated on anyAM printer. Code 920 may be translated between different formats,converted into a set of data signals and transmitted, received as a setof data signals and converted to code, stored, etc., as necessary. Code920 may be an input to system 900 and may come from a part designer, anintellectual property (IP) provider, a design company, the operator orowner of system 900, or from other sources. In any event, AM controlsystem 904 executes code 920, dividing impingement sleeve 203, 403(FIGS. 1-5 ) into a series of thin slices that it assembles using AMprinter 906 in successive layers of liquid, powder, sheet or othermaterial. In the DMLM example, each layer is melted to the exactgeometry defined by code 920 and fused to the preceding layer.Subsequently, the impingement sleeve 203, 403 (FIGS. 1-5 ) may beexposed to any variety of finishing processes, e.g., minor machining,sealing, polishing, assembly to other part of the igniter tip, etc.

While the invention has been described with reference to one or moreembodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art thatvarious changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted forelements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. Inaddition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situationor material to the teachings of the invention without departing from theessential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the inventionnot be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best modecontemplated for carrying out this invention, but that the inventionwill include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appendedclaims. In addition, all numerical values identified in the detaileddescription shall be interpreted as though the precise and approximatevalues are both expressly identified.

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 21. A turbomachine, the turbomachine comprising: aturbomachine casing; an axial flow path defined in the turbomachinecasing, the axial flow path including a first portion and a secondportion extending axially downstream from the first portion, the firstportion of the axial flow path having a first cylindrical shape with afirst diameter and the second portion of the axial flow path having asecond cylindrical shape with a second diameter, the second diameterbeing larger than the first diameter; a nozzle cavity defined radiallyinward of the axial flow path in the turbomachine casing and fluidlycoupled with the axial flow path; a radially extending passagewayfluidly connecting the second portion of the axial flow path and thenozzle cavity, whereby fluid flow from the axial flow path flows throughthe radially extending passageway to the nozzle cavity; and animpingement sleeve disposed within the second portion of the axial flowpath, the impingement sleeve including: a cylindrical body having anouter surface and an inner cavity defined within the outer surface,wherein the inner cavity is fluidly coupled with the first portion ofthe axial flow path, the outer surface is radially spaced from an innersurface of the second portion of the axial flow path, and thecylindrical body includes a first lip and a second lip, each of thefirst lip and the second lip extending radially outward from the outersurface; and at least one aperture extending through the cylindricalbody, the at least one aperture positioned to direct fluid from theinner cavity through the cylindrical body to impinge on the innersurface of the second portion of the axial flow path; wherein the firstlip is proximate to a first end of the cylindrical body and seals thefirst portion of the axial flow path from the second portion of theaxial flow path, and wherein the second lip is proximate to a second endof the cylindrical body.
 22. The turbomachine of claim 21, wherein theinner cavity includes an inlet proximate to the first end of thecylindrical body.
 23. The turbomachine of claim 21, wherein thecylindrical body and the first lip define a circumferential spacebetween the outer surface of the cylindrical body and the inner surfaceof the second portion of the axial flow path; and wherein the at leastone aperture directs flow of the fluid from the inner cavity to thecircumferential space.
 24. The turbomachine of claim 23, wherein thefirst lip is shaped to direct flow of the fluid in the circumferentialspace to the radially extending passageway fluidly coupled with thenozzle cavity.
 25. The turbomachine of claim 21, wherein the at leastone aperture includes a plurality of apertures disposed in thecylindrical body.
 26. The turbomachine of claim 25, wherein theplurality of apertures is disposed circumferentially about thecylindrical body and includes adjacent apertures disposed along thefirst direction of fluid flow.
 27. The turbomachine of claim 21, furtherincluding at least one fluid receiving feature formed in the outersurface of the cylindrical body, the at least one fluid receivingfeature positioned to receive fluid from the at least one aperture. 28.The turbomachine of claim 27, wherein the at least one fluid receivingfeature further comprises a fluid directing feature, the fluid directingfeature directing post-impingement fluid away from the at least oneaperture.
 29. The turbomachine of claim 21, wherein the first lip of thecylindrical body includes a slot, and wherein the impingement sleevefurther includes a seal member within the slot for fluidly sealing thecircumferential space from the first portion of the axial flow path. 30.The turbomachine of claim 21, further including: a plug distinct andseparate from the cylindrical body, the plug contacting a surface of theinner cavity of the cylindrical body and force fittingly engaged to andobstructing an end of the inner cavity at the second end of thecylindrical body, the plug positioned to redirect flow of the fluid froma first direction of fluid flow to a second, distinct direction of fluidflow; wherein the second, distinct direction of fluid flow is off-setfrom the first direction of fluid flow by between about ninety degreesand about one-hundred-eighty degrees.
 31. The turbomachine of claim 30,wherein the plug includes a contact surface within the inner cavity,such that fluid flowing in the first direction through the inner cavitystrikes the contact surface and is deflected back in the second,distinct direction of fluid flow toward the first end of the impingementsleeve
 32. The turbomachine of claim 30, wherein the plug includes acontact surface within the inner cavity, such that the fluid flowing inthe first direction through the inner cavity strikes the contact surfaceand is directed radially outward in the second, distinct direction offlow toward and through the at least one aperture.
 33. The turbomachineof claim 30, wherein the plug includes at least one circumferential slotdefined therein, and a retaining ring in the at least onecircumferential slot configured for axially retaining at least one ofthe impingement sleeve and the plug in the axial flow path.
 34. Theturbomachine of claim 30, wherein the plug includes an internal aperturedefined therein and configured for removal of the plug from theimpingement sleeve.
 35. The turbomachine of claim 21, wherein the innercavity includes an inlet proximate to the first end of the cylindricalbody; wherein the at least one aperture includes a plurality ofapertures; and wherein the plurality of apertures is disposedcircumferentially about the cylindrical body and include adjacentapertures disposed along the axial flow path.